Ph.D. in AI. Sr. Foresight Analyst, Horizons. Coder, numbers whiz, foresight expert. Sworn to use Evil powers only for Good. He/they. @wikisteff@mastodon.social
I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.
“when Hawaii’s State Senate Bill 2471 goes into effect in 2027, it will be illegal for corporations to spend money to influence elections in Hawaii.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-corporat...
The Corporate Power ResetLegislation in Hawaii and Montana shows how pro-democracy advocates can fight back against Citizens United.www.liberalcurrents.com
You can log on to Bluesky where the Classicists, Archaeologists, Historians, and Culture critics are all yelling at one another about The Odyssey you can log on to X where people are debating if women are "real people"
Stephen Colbert wins an anti-censorship award after CBS ends ‘The Late Show’. apnews.com/article/step...
Stephen Colbert wins an anti-censorship award after CBS ends 'The Late Show'Stephen Colbert has received an “anti-censorship” award from the Before Columbus Foundation. The foundation, based in Oakland, California, champions diversity in U.S. literature and culture.apnews.com
Tesla is still selling at over 300 times earnings. With sales going down and a shrinking product lineup. The stock has a long, long way yet to fall. And it will eventually. When investors figure out that they've been had.
The postponed Blanche confirmation vote is a win in and of itself. A big win. History will remember that we made our voices heard, and that his own party rejected him. That matters!
In case anyone needs a quote from me about this: "I'm still not tired of winning." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump DOJ loses bid for New Jersey voter rolls, now 0 for 18The ruling arrived one day after New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) formally rejected a new DOJ request for personal information about people mistakenly registered through a software failure.www.democracydocket.com
JUST IN: The Senate Judiciary Committee has POSTPONED its hearing tomorrow on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be the Attorney General.
Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
✍️ Dr. Fauci November 2020 Diary Entry #Fauci "POTUS has no interest at all in the Pandemic. He is focusing on blocking Biden from being POTUS. He is embarrassing the USA."
GOOD: A unanimous official statement condemning a pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell BETTER: Voting NO on Todd Blanche’s confirmation
Kyle GriffinFLAG: The Senate has just adopted by unanimous consent a non-binding resolution opposing a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell for any crimes related to Jeffrey Epstein.
I've only just started reading this, but it already surpasses even the extremely high bar the average Admiral Cloudberg dissection sets for thoroughness, attention to detail, and readability. If you're at all interested in aviation and you don't already read her, you absolutely should be!
Kyra Dempsey - Admiral CloudbergIT'S TIME. admiralcloudberg.medium.com/reaping-the-...
Even by GOP standards, this is nuts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP sues California over ballot language that accurately describes voter ID measureThe suit alleges that the new language is inaccurate because the measure wouldn’t stop Californians from voting, just from having their vote counted.www.democracydocket.com
yeah we gotta do a prohibition ii fortune.com/2026/07/26/g...
Gambling becomes America's favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined | FortuneAmericans wagered $166 billion on sports last year, more than Hollywood, the music industry, books, and museums combined.fortune.comSenate goes on record to oppose any possible pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell www.axios.com/2026/07/29/g...
Senate goes on record to oppose any possible pardon for Ghislaine MaxwellDemocrats wanted to put every Republican senator on record as opposed.www.axios.com
don't worry sky, i was informed it can only good happen
Sky Marchiniturns out, appointing a non-credible idiot crony to the most important central banking job in the world was a bad idea
My investor told me he doesn't really see the moat in my plan. I explained that's the point. The glacis protects the base of the wall and obscures the ditch entirely. By the time the assault party reaches the counterscarp with fascines, they will be committed and under crossfire from grapeshot
Voters who are like, “I fucking *told you so* about the Strategic Helium Reserve“
William B. FuckleyWhat’s the funniest hyper-specific New Mexico issue that might be become more nationally prominent due to the primary change? Lotta physicists there who are the kind of people who donate and vote in primaries, maybe some esoteric Los Alamos specific thing becomes prominent
Fuck everyone in Hollywood who has kept this guy working despite this being very obvious for years.
Scott BryanNew BBC investigation. Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...